Bonnet release Pictures

[pridaux]

Can anyone post some pictures of what they have done to tidy up these they would have originally been the colour of the car and sprayed at the same time as the body however most have been painted or powder coated black however this chips and looks untidy;
Just looking to see if anyone has done anything different i have concidered chroming or zink plating i wonder if anyone out there has done either.
Thanks

[bluezeeland]

Andy,

For some reason the 'actuator' wire on mine is 'inside/under' the bracket.........
As your springs/pins are chrome, how 'bout powercoat them black or 'red'

F

[Slow M]

I'm under the the impression they started life black.

Best,
B.

[pridaux]

Slow M said:

I'm under the the impression they started life black.

Best,
B.

Thats what i thaught but was told today that they where painted on the car in whatever the body was painted i suppose a bit like some of the american Fords where they painted engines with cable already attatched and when restoring to OE you need to do the same and allow overspray on the cable? not very nice but the OE Police over there look for that at shows.
Not that its OE i am after just something practical that looks good any ideas pictures appreciated.
Andrew

[Slow M]

Looks as though you're right. I thought we did a poor job when we re-sprayed mine. Turns out we weren't sloppy, but thorough.

You could give them a black oxide coating, prime them with black oxide primer, and paint them gloss black, for that "infinite black" look.

Best,
B.

[Grantura MKI]

Andrew,
If you are going bling, you could fold up a stainless steel cover. Your mate could sort it for you.
Cheers,
D.

[pridaux]

Slow M said:

Looks as though you're right. I thought we did a poor job when we re-sprayed mine. Turns out we weren't sloppy, but thorough.

You could give them a black oxide coating, prime them with black oxide primer, and paint them gloss black, for that "infinite black" look.

Best,
B.

Cheers Bernard
Yes looks like Adrian Was right as usual i guess it was just as simple to do it that way obviously they did not last very long and got chipped etc i wonder if some where changed to black under warranty etc as you dont see many in body colour.

[english2]

Slow M said:

You could give them a black oxide coating, prime them with black oxide primer, and paint them gloss black, for that "infinite black" look.

Best,
B.

"It's the weird colour scheme that freaks me. Every time you try to operate one of these weird black controls, which are labeled in black on a black background, a small black light lights up black to let you know you've done it. Hey, what is this, some kind of galactic hyper-hearse?"

[pridaux]

Grantura MKI said:

Andrew,
If you are going bling, you could fold up a stainless steel cover. Your mate could sort it for you.
Cheers,
D.

Hi David
I had thaught of that i could re make in stainless its the hole with the curve in that is the problem.
will be interesting to see if anyone out there has done anything different
Andrew

[GadgeS3C]

english2 said:

"It's the weird colour scheme that freaks me. Every time you try to operate one of these weird black controls, which are labeled in black on a black background, a small black light lights up black to let you know you've done it. Hey, what is this, some kind of galactic hyper-hearse?"

Aha, you are the late Mr Hotblack Desiato AICMFP

Maybe I'm depressed too, but I really like the black with extra black and some black trimming colour scheme in our car. Goes so well with the odd shiney bits.

[pridaux]

Think i will remove and clean and prepare well and spray in the original Ford Radiant Red and lacqer and i have the Stainless bolts ready to go on so will grind off numbers and polish them so a little bit of bling will be a cheaper option as enough of this years budget gone on chroming and now i know they where originally body colour it might be a nice OE touch.
Totaly choming would hove a wow effect but probably over the top.
another little project to do

[Grantura MKI]

Hi Andrew,
Not sure of the quality of SS fasteners you are using. I removed all of the writing and polished some over here. Put it on the lite bar of an SS 100. After a few months time, they began to show signs of rust.
Cheers,
D.

[pridaux]

Hi David
Yes there are some poor quality ss fasteners etc out there have found a great shop in Hove they do nothing but bolts and the quality is great all that i have done so far are great and have not rusted at all come up like Chrome but time will tell of course,thanks for the warning
A

[Slow M]

Grantura MKI said:

Hi Andrew,
Not sure of the quality of SS fasteners you are using. I removed all of the writing and polished some over here. Put it on the lite bar of an SS 100. After a few months time, they began to show signs of rust.
Cheers,
D.

You could specify 316 Stainless Steel, for polishing to a high bling. That would give you some insurance. It's also referred to as 18/10, in the restaurant industry. Superior corrosion resistance.

Best,
B.

[GadgeS3C]

Slow M said:

ou could specify 316 Stainless Steel, for polishing to a high bling. That would give you some insurance. It's also referred to as 18/10, in the restaurant industry. Superior corrosion resistance.

Best,
B.

Agree - a lot of the stainless fastener suppliers refer to this as A4, with 304 as A2.

Some also supply A4-80 which has similar properties to standard 8.8 steel fasteners.

[tunepipe911]

,Andrew
the 316 stainless is more salt and acid-resistant,you do not get the brown spots(not always rust),
specified on the bolt head by A4 quality,there could be better availble,but prices could rise verry fast,
stainless bolts are not to be used for bolts that are under more pressure, the steel 8.8-10.8-12.8 bolts(enginebolts,exhaust,,,)
are more efficient in some areas,
maybe get some standard steel ones chromed,even more bling!
in some cases you need to use teflon or nylon washers to have no contact between stainless steel and others metals to prefent
chemical reaktions(+ and - materials)



Rudy

Edited by tunepipe911 on Sunday 10th February 19:15

Edited by tunepipe911 on Sunday 10th February 19:17

[pridaux]

tunepipe911 said:

Andrew
the 316 stainless is more salt and acid-resistant,you do not get the brown spots(not always rust),
specified on the bolt head by A4 quality,there could be better availble,but prices could rise verry fast,
stainless bolts are not to be used for bolts that are under more pressure, the steel 8.8-10.8-12.8 bolts(enginebolts,exhaust,,,)
are more efficient in some areas,
maybe get some standard steel ones chromed,even more bling!



Rudy

Namrick the nut and bolt store www.namrick.co.uk

Hi Rudy and all
Thanks for all the tips gets rather confusing at times yes it is possible to order chrome from them on some sizes what i have used in some applications where there is not high tensile strength needed they quote 18/8 on there products however that can vary i believe as to the content within.
I have been very happy with the quality and finish when polished and after 6 months and a rather damp winter in a cold garage no heating sadly but they are perfect.
Can really recomend these guys i have not used there mail order but have taken the bolts that i wanted in stainless off and poped in when i am passing to match up.
lets not make this a stainless equivelent of the spring rate or the crushed whatits Thread LOL
Andrew

[TVR_owner]

Should be body colour. Why not try to get a powder coat as close to the body colour as possible?

Plate would be my choice if I were to go the mod route.

Edited by TVR_owner on Sunday 10th February 19:42

[Slow M]

tunepipe911 said:

,Andrew
the 316 stainless is more salt and acid-resistant,you do not get the brown spots(not always rust),
specified on the bolt head by A4 quality,there could be better availble,but prices could rise verry fast,
stainless bolts are not to be used for bolts that are under more pressure, the steel 8.8-10.8-12.8 bolts(enginebolts,exhaust,,,)
are more efficient in some areas,
maybe get some standard steel ones chromed,even more bling!
in some cases you need to use teflon or nylon washers to have no contact between stainless steel and others metals to prefent
chemical reaktions(+ and - materials)



Rudy

Edited by tunepipe911 on Sunday 10th February 19:15

Edited by tunepipe911 on Sunday 10th February 19:17

Hi Rudy,

Fasteners are all about specification. Yes, there are "rated" SS fasteners available. Please have a look at page 87 of the current ARP catalog for 180,000PSI Stainless Steel products.

Best,
B.

[pridaux]

TVR_owner said:

Should be body colour. Why not try to get a powder coat as close to the body colour as possible?

Plate would be my choice if I were to go the mod route.

Edited by TVR_owner on Sunday 10th February 19:42

Hi John
I think i will go down the OE route and paint in Ford radiant red and polish the stainless bolts and see how it wears if not well i will plate at a later date plating all the components will be about £200 so not cheap but the original look with a twist of polished bolts etc could look nice.
with Turnpipe tonight and his where body colour when they came off and will be spraying his to match so would be nice to see some done as original.
Nearly all i have seen so far have been done Black or zink plated.
So another little project to keep me off the streets the local will be happy (for a while)should look
Andrew